You & Me & Beer Makes Three
At the end of January we hopped on an extended Nashville Brew Bus trip to Asheville, NC. Normally, the Brew Bus does a 5 hour tour of 4 Nashville Breweries on Saturdays. It’s always a fun afternoon of exploring Nashville beer. Check them out if you’re visiting Music City! We had a three-day trip to Asheville, NC, AKA … Read more
Last week we discussed Dunkelweizens, not the first style that comes to mind when discussing German beers. But there’s a good chance one of the first will be Pilsner, Germany’s most famous style. Pilsners are crisp and bitter, and can have a dry finish. You’ll notice grainy flavors, reminding you of bread or biscuits, and … Read more
Highland Brewing Company is old enough to drink its own beer! Can you believe it’s been 21 years? It seems not so long ago that Highland was a wee little lad in a small mountain town, the only brewery in Asheville, NC. Things sure have changed. Every region has its brewing pioneer, and Western North … Read more
In the past few weeks we’ve looked at three popular styles from the US, Britain and Belgium. Let’s go to Germany this week and discuss Dunkelweizen. Don’t confuse Dunkelweizen, an ale, with Dunkel lager, also called Munich Dunkel. Dunkel simple means “dark.” Dunkelweizen, like Hefeweizen, is a wheat ale, just a dark one. But it’s not … Read more
This weekend BriarScratch Brewing is having a launch event in historic downtown Gallatin, TN. It’s just a stones throw down the road from the brewery in Cottontown. BriarScratch is the first brewery to be licensed in Sumner County, let’s hope it’s the first of many. The brewery doesn’t have a taproom, so local bars and … Read more
